@OzzieMonkey said: Since we're on the topic of voices, was the voice of the lookout in MISE the same person who voice the Grandma in Dr Tran and the toy cack?

No the voice actor who played the lookout in the MISE is Rob Paulsen who also voiced The Shop Keeper, and Raph from The original TMNT Series along with Cam Clarke who voiced Leonardo, and is the voice of meat hook in MISE.

@Icedhope said: No the voice actor who played the lookout in the MISE is Rob Paulsen who also voiced The Shop Keeper, and Raph from The original TMNT Series along with Cam Clarke who voiced Leonardo, and is the voice of meat hook in MISE.

Both of these are so horrible. To a certain extent I guess I have to blame the director, but I don't think either of these guys really understand the character.

What makes Sam & Max work is the straightfaced delivery of the wacky lines. I remember Steve Purcell writing about why he liked the actors in Hit the Road so much and he said it was because they didn't oversell their lines.

Jim Carrey hammy overacting can work in the context of visual comedy, but if you look at all the best-written comedy movies (Big Lebowski, Repo Man, Happiness, to name personal faves), the actors play it straight and the writing delivers the funny.

Even on the page, Max worked because of his unflinching expression and blank stare. I never read his voice as bouncy and energetic. His delivery needs to be so much dryer.